Production Planner

Airnorth, part of the Bristow group is a major aviation operator in Northern Australia for over 45 years operating over 300 scheduled RPT and charter departures weekly, to over 20 destinations in Australia and abroad. Airnorth is the Territory's leading airline operating a fleet of Embraer 120, Embraer 170 and Embraer 190 Jet Aircraft.

Your Opportunity:

The Production Planning Officer is responsible to the Engineering Manager for the oversight of all production planning activities within the Engineering Maintenance Department. Additionally, production planning of internal component maintenance activities & coordination of special equipment, manpower, material & work packs.

The Production Planning Officer is responsible to the Engineering Manager for services to the Customer, in particular, for the efficient planning and support of engineering functions through:

• Performing all duties in a safe and effective manner with due diligence to the requirements of Company procedures (Safety Management System and Corporate Policy and Procedures Manual) and health and safety legislation
• Project development and management of aircraft maintenance planning;
• Transcribing maintenance requirements into maintenance tasks 
• Implementation of a scheduled maintenance plan for all Company aircraft with due consideration to engineering requirements and capability
• Assisting with the ad-hoc maintenance support requirements due to unscheduled maintenance events
• Communicating information necessary for control of the line maintenance of Company aircraft to the Engineering Manager;
• Implementation of work schedules associated with the planning of Line Maintenance
• Providing timely reports to the management concerning issues that affect the maintenance plan
• In conjunction with Engineering Manager and Inventory Manager, establish delivery times for parts and when possible include the unscheduled aircraft maintenance events into the Scheduled Maintenance Plan
• Receiving and carrying out Quality Assurance check of work packages from the customer for required content and CAMO QA compliance have been carried out
• Check that any maintenance tasks, AD compliance, or modification maintenance tasks requested are within the scope of the Aircraft logistics approval
• Reviewing the content of any AD Task Cards and the associated OEM SB to be aware of any specific requirements for accomplishing the AD such as tooling or special expertise
• Checking work packs and work requested that requires a Specific Maintenance Procedure to ensure that the Aircraft logistics approval scope covers the Specific Maintenance;
• Liaise with CAMO to update Work Packs and any additional repairs as required by engineering
• Providing logistical support and expediting outstanding orders for aircraft parts
• Plan and pre-order components, parts, consumable and materials for planned maintenance
• Using computerised production planning tools

We are looking for someone who possesses the following:

• Previous experience in Line/Base Maintenance doc planning and liaison
• Trade qualifications within aircraft maintenance engineering or equivalent
• Proficient computer skills and data interpretation
• Aircraft maintenance engineering expertise and experience.
• Formal qualifications in an aeronautical engineering or equivalent discipline as Aircraft Maintenance Engineer.
• Experience working with EMB120,EMB170, EMB190 aircraft types or similar would be highly desirable.
• The ability to hold and maintain an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC)
• Have the legal right to live and work in Australia.

Airnorth offers a range of employee benefits including discounts on travel (domestic and International), health insurance, gym memberships and an employee assistance program.

How to apply:

Submit an application via SEEK with the following:

• A copy of your updated resume
• Relevant supporting qualifications 

As shortlisting will commence immediately, we reserve the right to close this position earlier than stated.